Effect of cerebellum radiation dosimetry on cognitive outcomes in children with infratentorial ependymoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 547-553

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a   Sharma, Shelly ^a   Xiong, Xiaoping ^a   Wu, Shengjie ^a   Conklin, Heather ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUMORS;

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUME MARGINS; COGNITIVE DECLINE; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENTS; METHODS AND MATERIALS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN;

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN SIZE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRATENTORIAL EPENDYMOMA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; READING; SPELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; INFANT; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; INTELLIGENCE; MATHEMATICS; ORGANS AT RISK; PATHOLOGY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; READING; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84908040619     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.06.043     Document Type: Article

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